carry
noun
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the act of carrying something
verb
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to be pregnant withbearhave a bun in the ovengestateexpect
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to continue or extendextend
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to include, as on a list
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to sing or play against other voices or parts“They cannot carry a tune.”
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to serve as a means for expressing somethingexpressconvey
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to pass on a communication
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to be successful in
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to win in an election
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to secure the passage or adoption of bills and motions
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to cover a certain distance or advance beyond
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to have a certain range
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to be able to feed“This land will carry ten cows to the acre”
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to drink alcohol without showing ill effectshold
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to bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
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to propel or give impetus to
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to move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body“You must carry your camping gear.”transport
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to support or hold in a certain mannerholdbear
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to bear a crop“this land does not carry olives”
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to include as the contentrun
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to pursue a line of scent or be a bearer“The dog was taught to fetch and carry.”
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to transfer a number, cipher, or remainder to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication“put down 5 and carry 2”
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to transmit or serve as the medium for transmissionchannelconductconveytransmitimpart
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to transfer entries from one account book to anotherpost
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to have on hand“Do you carry kerosene heaters?”stockstockpile
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to capture after a fight
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to have on the surface, or on the skin“The boat's hull carried many scratches.”
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to behave in a certain manneract
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to take further or advance“carry a cause”
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to compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance“Sometimes it seems like they carry all the weight around here.”
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to extend to a certain degree“The comedian carried the joke too far.”
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to win approval or support forswaypersuade
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to be equipped with a mast or sail“This boat can only carry a small sail”
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to be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
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to have or possess something abstract“I carry their image in my mind's eye.”
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to keep up with financial support
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to contain or hold“I can carry that bag for you.”holdcontain
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to have with oneselftakepack
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to be conveyed over a certain distance
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to have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence